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Depiction of that part of BATAVIA where the truly terrible slaughter of the CHINESE took place, after the discovery of their treachery, on the 9th of October 1740.
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Murder of the Chinese in Batavia, 9 October 1740. Bird's-eye view of Batavia with canals and blocks of houses; in the foreground, a block of burning houses (with a half-moon on the facades) with a group of fighting men on the canal in front; in the very foreground, a battery of cannons. Top: title; bottom: verse in six columns (six stanzas of four lines each).
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineAfbeelding van dat gedeelte van BATAVIA, alwaar eigentlyk de Schrikkelyke Slagting der CHINEZEN, na de Ontdekking van hun Verraad, geschied is, den 9. Octob: 1740.. 1741. Adolf van der Laan. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
